The backyard of the temple in Luyang County.
"Ah Shou, Dong Ji...good news, good news! Zhang Ji is dead, and Liu Jingzhou's son will soon send us food, drinks and Jiangling silk! Hahaha!"
When Empress Fu was learning how to make "Hanajuaner" from Dong Guiren, she suddenly heard the "crazy words" shouted by her unreliable emperor husband!
Empress Fu quickly put down a rolled-up "flower roll", picked up a wet hand towel and wiped her hands, then she and Dong Guiren carried their skirts and left the kitchen to meet the guest. As soon as he walked out of the kitchen door, he saw a dancing emperor and two doctors, Hou Zhe and Feng Shuo, running in like a gust of wind.
Seeing the "crazy" behavior of the emperor, Empress Fu almost shed tears of sadness. Dong Guiren was fine, and he went forward to greet him with joy. The emperor Liu Xie was very happy when he saw Dong Guiren. He walked up to her and took her little hand. He smiled and said to her: "Dong Ji, I have made a fortune! Liu Jingsheng's son Liu Boyu will come to Luyang soon, and he will also Bring 60,000 Dendrobium Jingzhou rice, 10,000 pieces of Jiangling silk, and 1,500 fat cows... Then I will give you and the queen a hundred pieces of silk each to make some beautiful clothes. From now on, I can still eat rice and drink beef soup every day! I will also make soy sauce beef and bean paste beef brisket for you to try!"
This emperor is quite family-oriented. If he has any good things, he will think of his two wives!
When Dong Ji saw that the emperor was happy, she also became happy along with him, regardless of whether it was true or false. Empress Fu had a worried look on her face. Seeing the emperor's happy look, she could only force a smile and asked: "Tianjia, did you just say that Zhang Ji is dead?"
The emperor nodded, waved his arms a few times, and said with a smile: "Dead! Totally dead! The man named Liu Jingzhou shot him to death outside the city of Rang County! Hehe, the Ji thief really deserves his punishment! Next year it will be Guo Fan's turn to be dismembered. Well, Li Jue will die the year after next... He will probably still want the Yi tribe!"
In his previous life, Liu Xie was a lover of Three Kingdoms history... even when he was in elementary school! He could still roughly remember the date and cause of death of Li Jue, Zhang Ji, and Guo Fan. He still remembered that Li Jue was the worst among the three thieves, because he was defeated and beheaded by Duan Xuan and other Kansai generals. When he died, his lair was also breached. None of the family members ran away, and they were all captured and beheaded in Xuchang. kill!
When Empress Fu heard the emperor's words being so certain, she could only smile bitterly. The emperor's madness seemed to be quite serious!
When Liu Xie saw her expression, he knew that this "big sister" still didn't believe him as the "God Emperor", so he had to say to the two doctors around him: "Hou Zhe, Feng Shuo, when Zhao Shangshu came to report, You are just outside the meeting hall, are you listening carefully?"
Empress Fu turned her attention to Hou Zhe and Feng Shuo, and saw two overjoyed faces.
Hou Zhe immediately bowed to Queen Fu and said, "Queen, Zhang Ji was indeed shot and killed by Liu Jingzhou's troops in Rangcheng. Liu Jingzhou also sent his eldest son to escort 60,000 dendrobiums of Jingzhou rice, 10,000 pieces of Jiangling silk, and 1,000 pieces of Jiangling silk. Five hundred cows are coming to Luyang."
"Really?" Queen Fu was surprised, "Is this all true?"
"It's absolutely true!" Feng Shuo reported, "The heavenly family's calculations have indeed determined Zhang Ji's death! Now Cao Mengde no longer forces the emperor to move to Xu County, and the emperor and the court can temporarily settle down in Luyang. "
"Tianjia," Queen Fu turned to look at Liu Xie with tears in her eyes, "Is it true that Emperor Taizu Gao had a dream?"
"Really, really!" Liu Xie nodded repeatedly, patted his chest and said with a smile, "Queen, my surname is Liu... I am the chosen one!"
He is very high-spirited now!
Originally, he was ready to give up because he really couldn't think of a way to break the situation. Unexpectedly, by accident, he actually used the strange trick of "revealing secrets" to open up a dead end.
Of course, this situation has only opened up a little. He, the "chosen son", has nothing else to rely on except the so-called heavenly book and divine calculation passed down by "Gaodi Tuomeng" and the identity of an emperor.
He neither has Liu Xiu's ability to fight with troops or summon meteorites. His subordinates didn't know Zhang Zhiyong and Fu Longfengxiazhi, and he didn't even have his own army. It was still very difficult to suppress the two big bosses, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
But he finally has a "dream" and has a slight possibility of "becoming an immortal", which is always gratifying!
He was just happy here when Taichong, the doctor who was responsible for guarding the gate of the backyard of the county temple today, walked in quickly and announced: "Tianjia, General Fu Guo and General Wei want to see you."
The general of the auxiliary state is Fu Wan, the father of Queen Fu. General Wei is Dong Cheng, Dong Guiren's father. The relationship between them is actually not that good... Dong Cheng has always wanted to be the number one relative, and he wishes that Queen Fu and Fu Wan would end up together! In Liu Xie's memory, during the imperial court's move eastward, there was also an assassination of Empress Fu that was suspected to have been ordered by Dong Cheng!
And Fu Wan also looked down upon Dong Cheng, a member of the "Dong Zhuo family" - Dong Cheng was originally a member of the Empress Dowager Dong's family, the mother of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and was not of the same clan as Dong Zhuo. But in order to curry favor with Dong Zhuo, he went to join Dong Zhuo's family and let Dong Zhuo take the name of a relative.
According to the practice of the Han Dynasty, when the emperor is too young to govern, the leader of his relatives can serve as regent!
From this perspective, the alliance between Dong Cheng and Dong Zhuo gave the latter the right to serve as regent. Therefore, the important officials in the imperial court regarded Dong Cheng as a member of Dong Zhuo's party, and Fu Wan was no exception, and they always looked down upon Dong Cheng.
And these two people actually came to visit together today. Could it be that the dress edict incident was brought forward?
Thinking of this, Liu Xie smiled and said to Empress Fu and Dong Guiren: "Ah Shou, Dong Ji, are you done with Huajuaner? Today I want to invite General Fuguo and General Wei to discuss heroes with Huajuaner!"
Dong Ji smiled and said: "A lot has been done... I'm going to steam the flower rolls."
"Very good," Liu Xie turned to Tai Chong and said, "Go and invite General Fu Guo and General Wei into the inner hall." Then he looked at Hou Zhe and Feng Shuo, "Go and guard some!"
"Wei!" Liu Xie's only three subordinates bowed to heaven together, turned and left together, while Liu Xie and Empress Fu walked into the inner hall in the backyard of the county temple.
As soon as the couple sat down, an announcement from Tai Chong sounded outside the door: "General Fu Guo, Bu Qihou has finished his ambush, General Wei, Lieutenant General Dong Cheng...are here!"
"Xuan!" Liu Xie said only one word.
Then he saw Fu Wan and Dong Cheng walking in with small steps, and then knelt down five steps away from Liu Xie and performed a bow. After the ceremony, the two of them knelt down and sat upright opposite the emperor.
"General Fu Guo, General Wei, are you two here for Cao Sichen and Liu Jingzhou?" Liu Xie asked calmly, looking at the two worried and excited faces.
"Tianjia," Dong Cheng said, "Did you and Liu Jingzhou... have an agreement?"
Fu Wan also asked: "Tianjia, when will Liu Jingzhou's army arrive? Will the imperial court move to Wancheng immediately?"
Liu Xie glanced at the two men and said, "I don't know when Liu Jingzhou's troops will arrive, and the imperial court will not move to Wancheng!"
Dong Cheng lowered his voice and said, "Under heaven, the imperial court can only sit back and relax when it reaches Wancheng. Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Fu Wan also said: "In the world, Cao Sichen is neither a kinsman nor a relative... Moreover, he acted quite cruelly in Guandong and frequently massacred cities to vent his anger. I am worried that he will become the second Dong Zhuo."
I wonder how angry Cao Cao would be if he heard them say this? When Liu Biao was unable to provide food to the court before, Cao Cao was their "ally" and a loyal minister who took care of the food for the court! Now that Liu Jingsheng's son has come to Luyang with cattle and grain, Cao Cao becomes Dong Zhuo's second best!
It changes so quickly!
But this Cao Cao has other uses besides "taking care of food"!
Thinking of this, Liu Xie smiled and said, "Do you two know who is the hero in the world today?"
Fu and Dong were both stunned when they heard this question. Why is this little emperor talking about heroes again? Could this have just been calculated by pinching your fingers?
At this time, Dong Guiren led several palace attendants in. Each palace attendant held a small table, placed it on Liu Xie, Empress Fu, Fu Wan, and Dong Cheng before leaving. On each table there is a pot of sake, a wine glass, and a plate of flower rolls exuding the fragrance of green onions.
Liu Xie smiled, raised his hand and pointed to the small table in front of him, and said to Fu Wan and Dong Cheng: "Today I will just have a pot of wine and a plate of flower rolls, and while eating and drinking, let's talk about the heroes of the world!"
Fu Wan and Dong Cheng looked at each other, and then Fu Wan said: "Tianjia, let me try to discuss it! Liu Jingzhou is a tiger in Jingxiang, and he is called the Eight Heroes. Can he be called a hero?"
Liu Xie shook his head: "Liu Jingsheng is a benevolent and righteous king, the master who protects the country and the people, and is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. He is not a hero who can rule the world and open up a foundation."
It turns out that the hero Liu Xie refers to is someone who has the potential to create hegemony. Although Liu Biao has the ability to create hegemony, he does not have such ambitions, so naturally he is not a hero.
Dong Chengdao: "Yangzhou Yuan Road, the tiger occupies the southeast, has well-trained soldiers and sufficient food, and has always had great ambitions. Can he be a hero?"
Liu Xie smiled: "Yuan Gongli is a proud man. He doesn't know how to care about the people. He can't guarantee peace. He only knows how to show off his strength and use force. Once he oversteps his authority and declares himself emperor, he will destroy himself. He is not a hero."
"Then...Yuan Benchu is always a hero, right?" Fu Wan said.
Dong Cheng added: "Cao Mengde is a capable official in governing the world, and a traitor in troubled times. Can he be called a hero?"
Liu Xie finally nodded this time, and said: "Yuan Benchu, the fourth and third generation, has many old officials. Now the tiger is in Jizhou, with most of Qing and Bing across the border. Sooner or later, Gongsun of Youzhou will be defeated by him, as well as Dongjun and Hebei." Land. Morning and evening, he supported the people of Ji, You, Qing, and Bing to the south to fight for the world. He was truly a hero!
Today, the only person who can rival Yuan Benchu is Cao Mengde, who supports Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Yingchuan, Chen State, Liang State and other places. However, Cao Mengde was also an old official of the Yuan family, and his strength was not as good as that of Yuan Benchu. Only by becoming an auxiliary minister, borrowing the name of the imperial court, and getting the help of Jing, Xu, and Sili can we resist Yuan Benchu. If I move to Wan, Cao Mengde will lose his position as an assistant to the government. If he continues to fight against Yuan Benchu, he will do the following: use the weak to resist the strong, and use the weak to defeat the many. The people of Yan and Yu are not used by him. At that time, Cao Mengde will either be defeated and die, or he will bow his head to serve the Yuan family. And if the Cao family does not exist, how can I resist Yuan?
Today, the only heroes in the world are Yuan Cao and me. I cannot live without Cao, and Cao cannot live without me. Only by joining forces with Cao can I survive, and only by serving me can Cao resist Yuan! Do you two understand? "
It turns out that the little emperor’s strategy just figured out was to join forces with Cao to fight against Yuan!
Cao Cao's idea of holding the emperor hostage was certainly a major threat, but if Cao Cao really didn't have the emperor's blessing, he wouldn't be able to defeat Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Shao was not highly praised in later history books, success or failure depended on the hero. In fact, the process of Cao Cao's victory over Yuan Shao was extremely difficult and could be said to be full of dangers. Without the righteousness given by the emperor, Cao Cao, as an old official of the Yuan family, would have just dreamed of defeating the powerful Yuan Shao.
And once Yuan Shao defeats Cao Cao, what will happen to Liu Xie in the world? His end might be worse than being a Shanyang Gong!
Fu Wan and Dong Cheng understood a little bit, but their brows also knitted together.
Fu Wan said: "Tianjia, but now Cao Mengde wants to move the imperial court to Xu County. Once the imperial court arrives in Xu County, your Majesty will be controlled by Cao Mengde, and it will be difficult to achieve his ambitions!"
Dong Cheng also said: "Tianjia, Cao Mengde has a reputation as a traitor. I'm afraid he won't give up the opportunity to serve as a chariot to the county. He will definitely find a way to do it later. Tianjia, why don't you... hurry up? Let’s go to Wancheng!”
Liu Xie waved his hand and said to Dong Cheng: "I won't leave! General Wei, go and tell Cao Mengde that I will stay in Luyang now and not go anywhere. When Liu Jingzhou's things arrive, I will return to Luoyang. I will keep his affairs as a minister forever! If he wants to be a general, a hussar general, a cavalry general, or a prime minister, I can give it to him! If he is short of food and money, I can also take care of him. Go ask Liu Jingsheng for some... He can also garrison and open a mansion in Luoyang! As long as he can block my family from the Yuan family, I will be content to be the emperor of Luoyi!"
